What's in BIG CREEK W/S DISTRICT (0420009)'s water?
BIG CREEK W/S DISTRICT (0420009) has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. It serves 13,647 people through 5,468 service connections.
BIG CREEK W/S DISTRICT (0420009)'s record against the rest of the country
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, BIG CREEK W/S DISTRICT (0420009) ranks 4,462th by violation burden (65th percentile) - 8 violations total, 4 health-baseds.
How BIG CREEK W/S DISTRICT (0420009) compares within SC
BIG CREEK W/S DISTRICT (0420009)'s 4 health-based violations sit above the SC average of 3.8, across 198 systems statewide. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for BIG CREEK W/S DISTRICT (0420009) is from 2011-01-10 (health-based: 1998-01-08). Last reported to EPA: 06/29/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
BIG CREEK W/S DISTRICT (0420009)'s flagged contaminants and rule violations, grouped by what they actually mean for a filter choice rather than left as EPA's raw code list:
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR); Surface Water Treatment Rule
The most severe category on record is microbial contamination / treatment technique, which points toward a microbial-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What this data is and is not
BIG CREEK W/S DISTRICT (0420009)'s numbers here come from its own required reporting to EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act, not from an independent test of your glass of water. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 8 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.